Sandal cover



Feb. 13, 1940. w 2,190,579

SANDAL COVER Filed Aug. 28. 1939 Jim Wad-7;

INVENTOR.

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A TTORNEYS.

Patented Feb. 13, 1940 ITED STATES PATENT OFFICE' Application August 28,

2 Claims.

This invention aims to provide a sandal cover for footwear, soconstructed that it can be taken off and put on readily, the articlebeing light, so that it can be folded and carried in small compass, thearticle being waterproof, without having the disadvantages attendantupon the use of rubber.

It is within the province of the disclosure to improve generally and toenhance the utility of devices of that type to which the present invention appertains.

With the above and other objects in view, which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed, may be made within thescope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 shows, in side elevation, a coverconstructed in accordance withthe invention;

Fig. 2 is a top plan;

Fig. 3 is a transverse section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a section on the line 4-4 of Fig. 3;

. Fig. 5 is a fragmental section taken approximately on the line 3-3 ofFig. 1, but showing a modification.

. In carrying out the invention, there is provided a cover I,constructed to conform to the shape of the article of footwear to beenclosed. The cover I comprises an upper 2, made of thin, flexiblewaterproof material, such as oil silk, the upper including a heel pocket3, to which is secured a lower, protectinglift 4, which may be made ofsharkskin if desired.

The forward part of the upper 2 is divided longitudinally, alongdownwardly diverging lines, as shown at 5, to form side wings 6 and atongue I disposed between the side wings, the tongue extending from thetop of the upper downwardly to an outsole II, to be describedhereinafter. Slide fasteners 8 (Zippers) connect the side wings 6 to thetongue 1. The construction is such that by sliding the movable membersof the fasteners 8 downwardly to the outsole H, the entire front of thecover can be opened, thereby making more easy, the placing of the coveron an article of footwear.

1939, Serial No. 292,325

Referring to Fig. 3, it will be noted that an insole 9 is provided,preferably made of the same materialas the upper 2. The insole 9 hasinwardly extended flanges, overlapped by inwardly extended flanges onthe upper 2, the flanges of the parts referred to being united bystitching indicated at Ill. The outsole ll, hereinbefore referred to,is,connected to the upper 2 by stitching l2, disposed outwardly of thestitching II).

In Fig. 5, parts hereinbefore described are designated by numeralsalready used, with the suffix a. The flanges of the insole 9a and of theupper 2a are connected by stitching shown at l5, and are turnedoutwardly, the outwardly turned portions of the'flanges being secured tothe outsole Ila, by stitching indicated at IS.

The article is so constructed that it will con,- summate the objects setforth in the opening portion of this specification.

The outsole Il may be made of any material which will have the necessaryflexibility, but, ordinarily, rubber is not used in the making of theoutsole.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is:

l. A footwear cover comprising an upper and a sole assembled with theupper, the forward part of the upper being divided longitudinally toform side wings and a tongue disposed between the side wings andextended from the top of the upper downwardly to the sole, adjacent tothe forward end thereof, and slide fasteners connecting the tongue withthe side wings, the upper being formed of thin, flexible, waterproofmaterial.

2. A footwear cover comprising an upper, an insole, an outsole, theinsole and the upper having overlapped flanges which are extendedoutwardly to overlap the lower part of the upper, first stitchinguniting theflanges, independently of the outsole, second stitchinguniting the outsole, the upper and the flanges and located outwardly offthe first stitching, and means for opening the upper at the front, alongdownwardly diverging lines,'from the top of the upper downward to thelateral edges of the outsole, the first and second stitchings, locatedas described, strengthening the union between the upper and the insoleand the outsole, to offset the opening of the upper at the front, asaforesaid.

LULA MAY WASH.

